I got a postcard from Elton & Sirkka! I don't know if you can see the date stamped here, but it says 11072006. So it took from July 11 until today to get here. I wonder if that's because it's a postcard, or because it's coming from Europe.

“Dear Lilyan,

It is hot here in Finland. People only wear what they have to, to be modest. Sun sets at 11 PM, sun rises at 2 AM. Lots of daylight hours now, but the days are very short in the winter. We had a good convention, all in Finnish. We spend most of our time visiting relatives in rest homes and hospitals. It seems that everyone has some serious health problem that could get worse at anytime. Their bad health provides an opportunity for a witness that otherwise might not be there.

Love, Elton & Sirkka”